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Recorded on Tuesday, November 7, 2021 Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here The 2021 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL has begun!  All the info you need to know is here on the Sweater KAL Chatter Thread. Check out our Bundles for more inspiration.   New giveaway - Tracie's handspun!  She has 3 skeins of 4 oz each to give away: Shaggy Bear Farms Merino/Tussah Silk - Okay, this one is too ugly to give away.  My mother has given it a good home.  I will choose a different skein of handspun to replace this one. Greenwood Fiberworks 100% Merino Superfine - Arizona Greenwood Fiberworks Hand Dyed Roving Merino Superwash/Stellina - Puget Sound Please leave a comment in the contest thread to be entered to win.  Thread will close December 1, 2021. KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #249 r. e. d. By Hinterm Stein, using Cloudborn Highland DK in the Silver Heather colorway Tracie finished Punchline by Hanna Maciejewska in Forbidden Fibers Co. Pride LF in Black Emerald Rikke Hat by Sarah Young in Lazer Sheep Farms DK Superwash in Brave Sheep Barb continues to work on: That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts, using their MCN blend Show Stealer. Vanilla socks using Knit Circus Greatest of Ease in the Electric Mayhem colorway Mimosa by Boo Knits, using Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in the Giddy Up colorway Architexture Cowl by Jennifer Weismann, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Box Office in the Blue Ink colorway Gnome MKAL All Work, Gnome Play, using fingering leftovers from my stash V-Back Tee by Jamie Hoffman, using The Farmer's Daughter Fibers Foxy Lady in Stagecoach Mary, Heartbreak Hotel, Missoula Saturday Night, and Honky Tonkin Into Hibernation: Mimosa by Boo Knits, using Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in the Giddy Up colorway And has cast on: Koko Bean Hat (#3) by Judithmarieknits using random worsted scraps Barb is doing doing surgery on her My Oasis pullover.  She is lengthening the back. Tracie cast on: Darling Darby dog sweater by Jean Celment, using Scheepjes Chunky Monkey in Deep Violet and Turquoise And continues to work on: Swallowtail by Jamie Hoffman (see picture at right) using Psych Ward Yarns Joy Sock in th Mrs. Peacock, Orange Sherbet and Painted Waters colorways, and Cloudborn Superwash Merino Sock Twist in the Ecru colorway Vanilla Socks in Psych Ward Yarns Joy Sock in Bicolor Rose BOOKS Barb and Tracie both read: Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell - Barb gave it 3 stars, Tracie has not yet rated it Barb read: Sins of the Mother by Maria Eftimiades - 4 stars Why Cats are Assholes by Liz Miele - 3 stars Man with the Silver Saab (Detective Varg #3) by Alexander Smith McCall - 4 stars Bad Mommy by Tarryn Fisher - 3 stars Tracie read: When You See Me by Lisa Gardner - 4 stars Close Her Eyes by Dorothy Simpson - 3 stars

Recorded Wednesday October 27, 2021 Book talk starts at 27:12 Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here The 2021 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL has begun!  All the info you need to know is here on the Sweater KAL Chatter Thread. Check out our Bundles for more inspiration.   New giveaway - Tracie's handspun! I have 3 skeins of 4 oz each to give away: Shaggy Bear Farms Merino/Tussah Silk Greenwood Fiberworks 100% Merino Superfine - Arizona Greenwood Fiberworks Hand Dyed Roving Merino Superwash/Stellina - Puget Sound Please leave a comment in the contest thread to be entered to win.  Thread will close December 1, 2021.   KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #248   Tracie finished All Work, Gnome Play MKAL by Sarah Schira in Apple Fiber Studio McIntosh, Plucky Knitter Sophisticate, and Wool Addicts Love by Lang Yarns Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose Kaiya Mei hat #3 by Jamie Hoffman in Manos del Uruguay Maxima in Speeding Ticket and Universal Uptown Worsted in grey Never Not Gnoming #23 by Sarah Schira in yarns by Leading Men Fiber Arts 3rd Darling Darby for Ruby in Red Heart With Love Metallic in Red Bunny Blanket Buddy #3 by Lion Brand in Rowan Calmer Sea Monkey Baby Hat by Kelly McClure in Rowan Calmer   Barb continues to work on: That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts, using their MCN blend Show Stealer. Vanilla socks using Knit Circus Greatest of Ease in the Electric Mayhem colorway Mimosa by Boo Knits, using Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in the Giddy Up colorway Architexture Cowl by Jennifer Weismann, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Box Office in the Blue Ink colorway Gnome MKAL All Work, Gnome Play, using fingering leftovers from my stash V-Back Tee by Jamie Hoffman, using The Farmer's Daughter Fibers Foxy Lady in Stagecoach Mary, Heartbreak Hotel, Missoula Saturday Night, and Honky Tonkin r. e. d. By Hinterm Stein, using Cloudborn Highland DK in the Silver Heather colorway And has cast on: Mother Bear #249   Tracie cast on: Vanilla Socks in Psych Ward Yarns Joy Sock in Bicolor Rose Rikke Hat by Sarah Young in Lazer Sheep Farms DK Superwash in Brave Sheep   And continues to work on: Swallowtail by Jamie Hoffman (see picture at right) using Psych Ward Yarns Joy Sock in th Mrs. Peacock, Orange Sherbet and Painted Waters colorways, and Cloudborn Superwash Merino Sock Twist in the Ecru colorway Punchline by Hanna Maciejewska in Forbidden Fibers Co. Pride LF in Black Emerald   BOOKS Barb read The Last Man on the Mountain: The Death of an American Adventurer on K2 by Jennifer Jordan - 4 stars Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff - 4 stars   Tracie read Frozen Tears: The Fort Leonard Wood MP Murders by J.B. King - 2.5 stars Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Andrea Montell - 5 stars Behind the Horror: True Stories that Inspired Horror Movies by Lee Mellor - 4 stars Barb recommends the Murdaugh Murders Podcast

Recorded on October 8, 2021 Book Talk starts at: 29:00 The 2021 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL has begun!  All the info you need to know is here on the Sweater KAL Chatter Thread. Check out our Bundles for more inspiration.   Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here KNITTING Tracie finished: Octave by Dee O'Keeffe in Invictus Yarns Adventure Double Sock Blank in Hermie Oak Segue Vanilla Hat using Araucania Löwen Be Loving Hat by Melissa Simpson, using Hayfield Baby Blossom Chunky a hat modified from the Bankhead hat pattern by Susie Gourley. Tracie calls it her "Bankhead Swirl". Barb finished: Be Kind #7 by Melissa Simpson, using worsted weight scraps   Tracie cast on:   Swallowtail by Jamie Hoffman using Psych Ward Yarns Joy Sock in th Mrs. Peacock, Orange Sherbet and Painted Waters colorways, and Cloudborn Superwash Merino Sock Twist in the Ecru colorway Darling Darby #3 dog sweater for Ruby in Red Heart with Love Metallic in red And continues to work on: Punchline by Hanna Maciejewska in Forbidden Fibers Co. Pride LF in Black Emerald All Work, Gnome Play MKAL by Sarah Schira in Apple Fiber Studio McIntosh in Happy Hammock, Plucky Knitter Sophisticate in Sugar Ribbon, and Wool Addicts Love by Lang Yarns in Creme Barb continues to work on: That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts, using their MCN blend Show Stealer. Vanilla socks using Knit Circus Greatest of Ease in the Electric Mayhem colorway Mimosa by Boo Knits, using Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in the Giddy Up colorway Architexture Cowl by Jennifer Weismann, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Box Office in the Blue Ink colorway Gnome MKAL All Work, Gnome Play, using fingering leftovers from my stash V-Back Tee by Jamie Hoffman, using The Farmer's Daughter Fibers Foxy Lady in Stagecoach Mary, Heartbreak Hotel, Missoula Saturday Night, and Honky Tonkin r. e. d. By Hinterm Stein, using Cloudborn Highland DK in the Silver Heather colorway   BOOKS  Tracie read: Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day  by Peter Zuckerman - 3.5 stars In Cold Blood (D.I. Isabel Blood #1) by Jane Bettany - 4 stars Abducted (Lizzy Gardner, #1)  by T.R. Ragan - 2.5 stars Cease to Exist  vy Charles "Tex" Watson - 4.5 stars Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst - 4 stars The Stranger's Wife by Anna-Lou Weatherley - 3 stars   Barb read: Men to Avoid in Art and Life by Nicole Tersigni - 4 stars The Last Flight by Julie Clark - 3 stars The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamor, and Greed  by Sara Gay Forden - 4 stars Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell - 4.5 stars   Tracie talked about the Netflix series Britney Vs. Spears.  Here is the Trailer for it!  

Recorded on September 22, 2021 Book Talk starts at 28:01 The 2021 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL has begun!  All the info you need to know is here on the Sweater KAL Chatter Thread.  Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here   KNITTING Tracie finished: Ice River Hat by Helen Stewart in Skeino Venice (Don Carlo cw) ribbed beanie (no pattern) in Euro Baby Kaleidoscope Bankhead Hat #5 Susie Gourlay Vanilla Socks in Lollipop Quintessential Gripes Still Crazy Fiddly Bits-style cowl in my handspun from fiber by Woolgatherings Polwarth/Silk Barb finished: Mother Bear 248 Tracie cast on: Punchline by Hanna Maciejewska in Forbidden Fibers Co. Pride LF in Black Emerald All Work, Gnome Play MKAL by Sarah Schira in Apple Fiber Studio McIntosh in Happy Hammock, Plucky Knitter Sophisticate in Sugar Ribbon, and Wool Addicts Love by Lang Yarns in Creme And continues to work on: Octave by Dee O'Keeffe in Invictus Yarns Adventure Double Sock Blank in Hermie Oak Segue Barb continues to work on: That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts, using their MCN blend Show Stealer. Vanilla socks using Knit Circus Greatest of Ease in the Electric Mayhem colorway Mimosa by Boo Knits, using Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in the Giddy Up colorway Architexture Cowl by Jennifer Weismann, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Box Office in the Blue Ink colorway Be Kind Hat #7 by Melissa Simpson, using worsted scraps She has cast on: Gnome MKAL All Work, Gnome Play, using fingering leftovers from my stash V-Back Tee by Jamie Hoffman, using The Farmer's Daughter Fibers Foxy Lady in Stagecoach Mary, Heartbreak Hotel, Missoula Saturday Night, and Honky Tonkin r. e. d. By Hinterm Stein, using Cloudborn Highland DK in the Silver Heather colorway BOOKS  Tracie read: The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan - 4 stars Minding Miss Manners: In An Era of Fake Etiquette by Judith Martin - 5 stars Cold Heart: The Great Unsolved Mystery of Turn of the Century Buffalo by Kimberly Tilley - 3 stars I Know Your Secret by Ruth Heald - 2 stars Barb read: The Mountain of my Fear/Deborah: a Wilderness Narrative by David Roberts - 4 stars The Watergate Girl by Jill Wine-Banks - 5 stars

Recorded on Tuesday, September 7, 2021   Announcing the start of the 2021 2 Knit Lit Chicks Fall Sweater KAL!  All the info you need to know is here on the Sweater KAL Chatter Thread.   Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here We will draw for Mother Bear prizes at the end of this episode!   KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #247 From Where You were Plucked baby hat by Corrie Willard My Oasis pullover by Ririko, using Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering in the Conton colorway and Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering Gradients in Shades of Emerald Tracie finished:   Her last 4 4 Mother Bears of the summer - #262 - 265 Party of 8 by Christie Archer in Leading Men Fiber Arts Diva in Blue Steel and Rowan Fine Art in Lapwing Barb is working On: That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts, using their MCN blend Show Stealer. Vanilla socks using Knit Circus Greatest of Ease in the Electric Mayhem colorway Mimosa by Boo Knits, using Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in the Giddy Up colorway Architexture Cowl by Jennifer Weismann, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Box Office in the Blue Ink colorway Vanilla socks using Knit Circus Greatest of Ease in the Electric Mayhem colorway She cast on: Be Kind Hat #7 by Melissa Simpson, using worsted scraps Tracie has cast on: Ice River Hat by Helen Stewart, using SKEINO Venice in Blue Steele, and Rowan Fine Art in the Lapwing colorway And she continues to work on: Vanilla Socks in Lollipop Quintessential Gripes Still Crazy Fiddly Bits Cowl by Jana Pihota, using Tracie's handspun from fiber by Woolgatherings Polwarth/silk Octave by Dee O'Keeffe in Invictus Yarns Adventure Double Sock Blank in Hermie Oak Segue BOOKS  Barb finished:  Marilgold: An Investigation of an American Haunting - an Audible Original podcast by Sara Gruen - 4 stars Broken (Will Trent #4) by Karin Slaughter - 4 stars I'll Never Tell by Catherine McKenzie - 3 stars Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis.  Barb says it is the best book she has read all year! - 5 star   Tracie Finished The Ruin (Cormac Reilly #1)  by Dervla McTiernan - 4 stars Go With Me by Castle Freeman Jr. - 2 stars Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore - 3 stars Miracle Creek by Angie Kim - 2 stars The Invited by Jennifer McMahon - 2 stars

Recorded on August 22, 2021 Book Talk starts at 24:52 Our annual Mother Bear KAL is on!  Any Mother Bear that you have knit or crocheted in 2021 is eligible to post in our FO Thread.  One post per bear please.  Please see all the rules and participate in the Chatter Thread. #2021MBKAL2KL Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here We will draw for the giveaway of Fredi Baker's Let's Shawl-a-Brate! pattern at the end of the episode. KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear 246 Bankhead Hat #17 Concrete Sunset Socks using WSK Aspen Sock in the Concrete Sunset colorway Tracie finished: Davis by Pam Allen in Juniper Moon Farm Zooey in Rigging colorway Barb is working On: That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts, using their MCN blend Show Stealer. My Oasis pullover by Ririko, using Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering in the Conton colorway and Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering Gradients in Shades of Emerald Mimosa by Boo Knits, using Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in the Giddy Up colorway Architexture Cowl by Jennifer Weismann, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Box Office in the Blue Ink colorway She cast on: From Where You Were Plucked hat by Corrie Willard, using Knit Picks Stroll fingering in the Orbit Tonal colorway Vanilla socks using Knit Circus Greatest of Ease in the Electric Mayhem colorway Tracie doesn't want to think about: Tulip Tank Top by Purl Soho in Araucania Caña Ruca She has cast on: Party of 8 by Christie Archer in Leading Men Fiber Arts Diva in Blue Steel and Rowan Fine Art in Lapwing Octave by Dee O'Keeffe in Invictus Yarns Adventure Double Sock Blank in Hermie Oak Segue And she continues to work on: Vanilla Socks in Lollipop Quintessential Gripes Still Crazy Fiddly Bits Cowl by Jana Pihota, using Tracie's handspun from fiber by Woolgatherings Polwarth/silk BOOKS  Barb finished:  Happily Ali After & Other Fairly True Stories by Ali Wentworth - 3 stars The Girls Weekend by Jodi Gehrman - 3 stars Tracie Finished: What Doesn't Kill Her by Carla Norton Men to Avoid in Art and Life by Nicole Tersigni   Barb recommends Woodstock Chimes wind chimes 

Listen  Recorded on August 8, 2021 Book talk starts at 26:30 Our annual Mother Bear KAL is on!  Any Mother Bear that you have knit or crocheted in 2021 is eligible to post in our FO Thread.  One post per bear please.  Please see all the rules and participate in the Chatter Thread. #2021MBKAL2KL Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here   We are giving away 3 copies of Fredi Baker's Let's Shawl-a-Brate! pattern.  Leave a comment on the prize thread telling us how you feel about putting colors together - love it, get intimidated, or always buy the kit?  Thread will close August 15. Joining us on this podcast is our friend, Eileen, better known on Ravelry as Redsknits!  Eileen is a very accomplished knitter, spinner, quilter and wood Turner.   KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #244 & #245   Barb continues to work on: Vanilla socks using Western Sky Knits Aspen Sock in the Concrete Sunset colorway That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts, using their MCN blend Show Stealer. Another Bankhead Hat by Susie Gourlay, using leftover worsted weight yarn. My Oasis pullover by Ririko, using Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering in the Conton colorway and Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering Gradients in Shades of Emerald Barb has Cast On:   Mimosa by Boo Knits, using Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in the Giddy Up colorway Architexture Cowl by Jennifer Weismann, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Box Office in the Blue Ink colorway   Eileen has finished: Wildberry Shawl by Andrea Mowry and Annie Rowden, using Western Sky Knits Merino 17 Worsted Eileen  is working on: Stripes! by Andrea Mowry, using Jameson & Smith and Jameson and a Rowan yarn. A beret modeld on the motifs from her Forestland pullover by Jennifer Steingass Tracie has finished: 3 Mother Bears, #259 - #261 Calyx pullover by Elizabeth Doherty, using Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in the Spring Green colorway Tracie is working on: Vanilla Socks in Lollipop Quintessential Gripes Still Crazy Fiddly Bits Cowl by Jana Pihota, using Tracie's handspun from fiber by Woolgatherings Polwarth/silk We discussed the our friend Shelley's cardigan, her Desert Sunset using the Stripes Forever pattern by Heidimarie Kaiser.  Such a beautiful sweater, with an interesting shoulder detail, and Shelley added afterthought pockets.  The sweater and pictures are below:   BOOKS: Tracie and Barb both read: PEEPS by Erin Gordon.  4 stars from Tracie, 5 stars from Barb!   Eileen read: My 25 Years in Provance by Peter Maille - 4-5 stars Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - 3.5 - 4 stars Trustee from the Toolroom by Nevil Schute - 5 stars (but she didn't like the narrator of the Audible version!). A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follet - Eileen does NOT recommend it. Tracie read: The War Between the Tates by Alison Lurie - 3.5 stars The Argument by Victoria Jenkins - 3 stars

Brainy thing: 24:14. Behind the Redwood Curtain:  34:50                     What we are learning from our knitting: Catherine arranged her house to tackle the space requirements for blocking large shawls -- Heaven Scent by Boo Knits https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heaven-scentand Bright Sunny Day by Sivia Harding https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bright-sunny-day. She is happy to start Stephen Wests' Metalouse shawl https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/metalouse. Margaret tackled some knitting in black -- a sphere ornament called RBG Ball by Lexie Bryan commemorating Ruth Bader Ginsberg https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rbg-balland a large and thick potholder called Baker's Twine by Ducathi https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bakers-twine     Revenge bedtime procrastination Postponing bedtime -- even to the point of being unhealthy -- seems to be one way some people are trying to take control of their lives during the pandemic. It's called Revenge Bedtime Procrastination. https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-hygiene/revenge-bedtime-procrastination:   Honor tax There is a movement in our community called the honor tax -- a voluntary payment to the local Wiyot tribal nation for recognition of the traditional land that we are using. http://www.honortax.org/ https://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/cost-of-occupation/Content?oid=2130244 https://madriverunion.com/indigenous-peoples-day-sees-honor-tax-appeal/     Welcome to Episode 123 of Teaching Your Brain to Knit where we focus on the increasingly familiar phenomenon called Revenge Bedtime Procrastination; We share our recent knitting progress including a blocking party for shawls and knitting in black -- including an rbg ornament and a potholder. We also introduce the concept of an honor tax -- a voluntary, self-determined payment to local native tribes. Show notes and links are in the Teaching Your Brain to Knit Group in Ravelry, in Libsyn, and often in the app you use to play your podcasts. We hope that you'll tell others about our podcast and subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Thank you for listening.    

Today we're having a bit of a catch up, with some knitty chatter along with some discussion of recent reads during lockdown. I'm also gardening quite a lot at the moment, so I talk about that. There hasn't been a huge amount of knitting at Chateau Shiny. I've noticed on social media that this seems to be a fairly common problem for knitters at the moment. As such, there has been a lot of planning and looking on Ravelry, and not a lot of knitting. I'm taking the attitude that this is like an athlete preparing for a race. More of a mental approach to knitting. As there hasn't been a lot of actual knitting to discuss, today, it's more of a covid time capsule of what's going on here. My hope is that I can keep you company for 30 minutes or so, a little bit of light entertainment with a side of knit. Life in lockdown continues. The children continue to alternate between being bored and being too tired to do any school work. The Beast produced some choice Covid artwork, declaring her death from ‘bore'. It was terribly Victorian of her. Not Charlie Dimmock Gardening has featured in the creative pursuits over the past week. I'm not the most accomplished gardener, so it's been trial and error, including the regrettable purchase of four Buxus balls. What I didn't know from Pinterest, is that English Buxus smells of cat pee. Joy. I've also been accidentally ordering massive plants from the local garden, due to not having any pictures or dimensions. I've been planting some Begonias into hanging baskets and playing frost roulette. They're not supposed to be planted out yet I don't think, but I went for it as the weather is due to be good for the next couple of weeks. As long as it isn't frosty, it should be fine. If you have any good recommendations for gardening people to follow, who aren't too serious, please let me know! Mini Driver Lockdown has reignited my love for driving. A new car is high on the list for post-covid life. My current ride is called Norman. Remember the Twix advert that was all grey, and the main character was Norman? He had a very grey and boring life, until he ate a Twix. This is how Norman the car makes me feel. The speakers are – frankly – inadequate for singing along to Tiffany. Wholly lacking in bass, despite being the upgraded speaker pack. You can hear about how Norman tried to kill me in the pod retreat 2 episode. Poppy the Naughty Nova features in the first car story. My Mum is an absolute demon when it comes to running cars on fumes. The Nova was once stolen and used in a smash and grab at Debenhams. Despite me thinking my second car was called Rob, I remembered afterwards it was actually Derek. Curry has also been bringing me deep joy in lockdown. My favourite curry house has reopened and is providing the fine people with excellent curry. Gratitude has been high. Lockdown has recreated a semi-permanent feeling of post-China come-back, where when you find a little victories in being able to get things easily. Or read signs. What things can you do today to get a little victory? Knitting-wise, there hasn't been a lot, as afore-mentioned. It's difficult when knitting is a method for grounding and calming the mind, or as a creative act. I've found it strange that I don't want to knit. This is also for no good reason; it's almost a mental block. I'm not at a hard point in the pattern, I've enjoying the yarn, I just can't be arsed. Not being able to be arsed isn't really a feeling I am accustomed to associating with my knitting. Instead, I have taken to researching what patterns I will be knitting when the mojo comes back. I have just purchased Evolution by Susan Crawford. Orchidacae is definitely my pattern for the Nurturing Fibres yarn. I also love Denby, which is part of the collection. This is a colourwork hat with both a beanie and slouchy option. You can order the printed book at susancrawfordvintage.com and you will receive all the pdf patterns as they are released, followed by the printed book. Beaded knitting seems to be calling to me at the moment. I might need to knit a Boo Knits pattern when I can get some beads. A lot of people don't enjoy the stop-start nature of beaded knitting, but I just love the fancy sparkly effect. Enquiries have been increasing from people looking for baby knitting yarn. I've also had a lot of people asking about learning to knit resources. I will cover these in the next episode as the free resources can be incredibly hit and miss. I'm also planning to crochet a African flower blanket. Reading I've read the following recently: Recipes for Love and Murder – Sally Andrew Death on the Limpopo – Sally Andrew Old Baggage – Lissa Evans Unnatural Magic – C M Waggonner The Last Smile in Sunder City – Luke Arnold You can find me on Goodreads if you want to connect there – www.goodreads.com/jomilmine Music for this episode is by kind permission of Adam and the Walter Boys, available on iTunes.

Episode 51- Outrageous Monday September 30, 2019Shout out-Thanks to everyone who messaged to check on me and the podcast.Quick Life Update- Math, Graduation, New Nephew Want a Shout out?? Join our Ravelry group, introduce yourself and I’ll give you a shout out on the next episode!Social Media plug! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Periscope. Www.backstageknitting.com, backstageknitting@gmail.com, join our Ravelry Group! Subscribe to audio on Apple Podcasts and video on YouTube!On The Needles:Ronan by Andrea Mowry in Neighborhood Fiber Arts Studio Worsted in the Dupont Circle colorway. #myrhineBIPOCsweaterMorticia shawl by Boo Knits in lace weight yarn from A Hundred Ravens.Boneyard by Stephen West in Plymouth Electra Lite in the Gold colorwayOff The Needles:Lullaby baby sweater in yarn from Apple StudiosBaby Wrap sweater from Churchmouse Yarns in a red and blue from Schmutzerella Baby Vertabrae in yarn from Oink PigmentCatch and Release sweater in “Random Acts of Kindness” from Amanda’s arts yarnIn Time Out:Frogged the Ninilchik SwonchoIn Rehearsal/PerformanceI will be stage managing an upcoming production of Camelot. Rehearsals will be starting in November or so. I am running spot for a burlesque show in early November.Netflix and Knit:Doctor Who, Parks and Rec, Friends 25th AnniversaryCraftivism:Craftivst Afternoons will be returning. The coffee shop we were knitting at closed so we need a new location. Does anyone in the Tacoma/Puyallup/Federal Way area have suggestions for locations? Dates and Times?.Racism in knitting-Listen to the “Social Proofing” episode of Knitmore Girls. Little Skein Anne is kind, holds herself accountable, and is a delight to listen to.Sockmatician, Boyland Knits, and all of the things.Why is it outrageous? Can’t we fix this? Book Club:“Ain’t I a Woman” by bell hooks. Wonderful historical perspective. Healing Hands:Events:#myRhineBIPOCsweater is a knitalong hosted by Lady Dye Dyeworks and the Knitmore Girls. I am happily knitting along!PNW Yarn Crawl October 4-6, 2019. My sisters, mom, and I will be crawling on Sunday October 6.

Episode 51- Outrageous Monday September 30, 2019Shout out-Thanks to everyone who messaged to check on me and the podcast.Quick Life Update- Math, Graduation, New Nephew Want a Shout out?? Join our Ravelry group, introduce yourself and I’ll give you a shout out on the next episode!Social Media plug! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Periscope. Www.backstageknitting.com, backstageknitting@gmail.com, join our Ravelry Group! Subscribe to audio on Apple Podcasts and video on YouTube!On The Needles:Ronan by Andrea Mowry in Neighborhood Fiber Arts Studio Worsted in the Dupont Circle colorway. #myrhineBIPOCsweaterMorticia shawl by Boo Knits in lace weight yarn from A Hundred Ravens.Boneyard by Stephen West in Plymouth Electra Lite in the Gold colorwayOff The Needles:Lullaby baby sweater in yarn from Apple StudiosBaby Wrap sweater from Churchmouse Yarns in a red and blue from Schmutzerella Baby Vertabrae in yarn from Oink PigmentCatch and Release sweater in “Random Acts of Kindness” from Amanda’s arts yarnIn Time Out:Frogged the Ninilchik SwonchoIn Rehearsal/PerformanceI will be stage managing an upcoming production of Camelot. Rehearsals will be starting in November or so. I am running spot for a burlesque show in early November.Netflix and Knit:Doctor Who, Parks and Rec, Friends 25th AnniversaryCraftivism:Craftivst Afternoons will be returning. The coffee shop we were knitting at closed so we need a new location. Does anyone in the Tacoma/Puyallup/Federal Way area have suggestions for locations? Dates and Times?.Racism in knitting-Listen to the “Social Proofing” episode of Knitmore Girls. Little Skein Anne is kind, holds herself accountable, and is a delight to listen to.Sockmatician, Boyland Knits, and all of the things.Why is it outrageous? Can’t we fix this? Book Club:“Ain’t I a Woman” by bell hooks. Wonderful historical perspective. Healing Hands:Events:#myRhineBIPOCsweater is a knitalong hosted by Lady Dye Dyeworks and the Knitmore Girls. I am happily knitting along!PNW Yarn Crawl October 4-6, 2019. My sisters, mom, and I will be crawling on Sunday October 6.

Recorded on August 28, 2019 Book Talk Begins at 27:50   Our annual Mother Bear KAL is finished!  If you put a picture of a finished bear on our FO thread, then you won a prize!  Prizes announced at the end of the podacast.       And on to our Fall Sweater KAL!  It will run September 15 all the way to January 15 to give you plenty of time to finish a garment.  Join the Chatter Thread, and check out our sweater bundles, and challenge yourself.     Stitches West registration?  The Catalogue is here, registration is 9/3/2019.   Events Lambtown - October 5-6 in Dixon, California Studio 49 Retreat - October 18-19 at Tuolomne Trails family camp   KNITTING Barb has finished: *  Mother bears # 178 and 179 *  Opal Sock Yarn Bunny by Susan B. Anderson, using Regia Yarn in the Star Night color way *. August DVD socks using DVD Viso in the Inuit Art color way.  The pattern is the Shell Cottage Socks by Helen Stewart *  Nightshift  by Andrea Mowry using a kit from Dragonfly Fibers Barb wearing her Nightshift Cowl by Andrea Mowry Barb discussed the excellent face embroidering video tutorial by Susan B Anderson: Susan B. Anderson's Face Embroidery video Tutorial   Tracie has finished: *  Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop Tracie's Dare to Dream by Boo Knits!     Barb continues to work on: * ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm - free pattern on Ravelry - 5380 projects!  Using Lang Yarns MilleColori Baby in the 51 and52 color ways * Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll (Katinka Designs), using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway * Trail Hoodie by Marly Bird, using Western Sky Knits Magnolia Sock in the Wisp color way.   Tracie has cast on: * Bulky Top Down Pullover for Men by Knitting Pure and Simple   Tracie continues to work on: * ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm, using Louisa Harding Amitola in the Hook and the Dawn colorways * Fiddly Bits #9 by Jane Pihota * Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop * Ilse Sock Set Cowl by Heather Boos (Yellow Ribbon Knits) in Invictus Yarns Reward in Olive and Greenwood Fiberworks Star Dust in Earthen Hues gradient set * Gridlines by Susanne Sommer in Cloudborn Fibers Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Caribbean colorwayBOOKS   BOOKS Barb has finished and says thumbs up to: *  Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep *  The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray *  Every Last One by Anna Quindlen * Excellent Women by Barbara Pym       Tracie has finished and says thumbs up to: *  Murder on Birchleaf Drive: The True Story of the Michelle Young Murder Case by Steven B. Epstein *  The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost     Tracie did not finish: *  Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell     Barb is reading: *  Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan *  Adventures in Yarn Farming: Four Seasons on a New England Fiber Farm by Barbara Parry         Tracie is reading: *  How to Build a Girl by Caitlen Moran *  Dead by Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer? by Ann Rule  

Recorded on August 15, 2019 Book Talk starts at 35:00 Our annual Mother Bear KAL is winding down, so finish up those last few bears!  Any bears you have knit or crocheted on 2019 are eligible to post in our FOs thread. Each bear is an entry.  Come join the Chatter thread here!   And on to our Fall Sweater KAL!  It will run September 15 all the way to January 15 to give you plenty of time to finish a garment.  Join the chatter thread, and check out our sweater bundles, and challenge yourself!   Stitches West registration?  Catalogue out on Aug. 23, registration is 9/3   Events Lambtown - October 5-6 in Dixon, California Studio 49 Retreat - October 18-19 at Tuolomne Trails family camp   Knitting Barb’s FOs: Mother Bear #175 July DVD Socks in the RadioActive Zombody color way   Tracie has finished: Kick Up Your Heels by Sarah Shoo in Western Sky Knits Magnolia DK Mint chip vanilla socks in Anzula Nebula and KnitPicks Hawthorne The V-Back Tee by Jamie Hoffman in Greenwood Fiberworks Simply Sock in Apricot, Invictus Yarns Beyond in Flame, and Baah! La Jolla in Georgia Peach and My Sweet Valentine   Barb continues to work on: ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm - free pattern on Ravelry - 5380 projects!  Using Lang Yarns MilleColori Baby in the 51 and52 color ways Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll (Katinka Designs), using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway Nightshift  by Andrea Mowry using a kit from Dragonfly Fibers   And has cast on: August DVD socks using DVD Viso in the Inuit Art color way.  Making the Shell Cottage socks by Helen Stewart Trail Hoodie by Marly Bird, using Western Sky Knits Magnolia Sock in the Wisp color way. Opal Sock Yarn Bunny by Susan B. Anderson, using Regia Yarn in the Star Night color way   Tracie has cast on: Ilse Sock Set Cowl by Heather Boos (Yellow Ribbon Knits) in Invictus Yarns Reward in Olive and Greenwood Fiberworks Star Dust in Earthen Hues gradient set Gridlines by Susanne Sommer in Cloudborn Fibers Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Caribbean colorway   And continues to work on:  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm, using Louisa Harding Amitola in the Hook and the Dawn colorways Fiddly Bits #9 by Jane Pihota Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop   BOOKS   Barb says thumbs up to: Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher  The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris  No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy   And thumbs down to: She Was the Quiet One by Michelle Campbell   Tracie says thumbs up to: A Daughter's Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story by Jeremy Grimaldi Chemistry by Wang Weike Big Sky (Jackson Brodie #5 by Kate Atkinson The Three Miss Margarets by Louise Shaffer   And thumbs down to: The Pupil by Dawn Goodwin   Barb is reading: Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray     Tracie is reading: Murder on Birchleaf Drive: The True Story of the Michelle Young Murder Case by Steven B. Epstein Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell

Recorded July 24, 2019 Book Talk Starts at 29:12 Our annual Mother Bear KAL is ongoing!  Any bears you have knit or crocheted on 2019 are eligible to post in our FOs thread. Each bear is an entry.  Come join the Chatter thread here! Please message alittleposy or knittybarb if you have a prize you’d like to contribute. Want to start your Mother Bear-making journey?  Check out the Mother Bear Project website to buy a pattern, make a donation, or see the gallery of children and their new bears, and the MBP Ravelry group for great ideas and community with other bear makers. KNITTING Tracie has finished: 1.  Mother Bears 202-204 2.  Judah Cardigan by Juliana Lustanader in Valley Yarns Goshen in the Pacific colorway         Barb has finished: 1.  Mother Bears #175 & #176 2.  Yolks Pullover by Natalie V, using a Craftsy Kit with Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in the Magenta Colorway       Tracie continues to work on:    1.  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm, using Louisa Harding Amitola in the Hook and the Dawn colorways 2.  Fiddly Bits #9 by Jane Pihota 3.  Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop Tracie has cast-on: 1.  Mint Chip vanilla Socks in Anzula Nebula and KnitPicks Hawthorne 2.  Kick Up Your Heels by Sarah Shoo, using Western Sky Knits Magnolia DK in the Isabella color way   Barb is still working on: 1.  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm - free pattern on Ravelry - 5380 projects!  Using Lang Yarns MilleColori Baby in the 51 and52 color ways 2.  Yolks Pullover by Natalie V, using a Craftsy Kit with Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in the Magenta Colorway 3.  Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll (Katinka Designs), using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway 4.  July DVD Socks - Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the RadioActive Zombody color way 5.  Nightshift  by Andrea Mowry using a kit from Dragonfly Fibers   Barb and Tracie talked about their ZickZack scarves and how different they were from each other because of the yarns used:    BOOKS Tracie has finished: 1.  Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Deman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.  Thumbs Up! 2.  My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh. Thumbs sideways!   Barb has finished: 1.  The Spaceship Next Door by Gene Doucette.  Thumbs Up...sort of... Tracie is reading: 1.  A Daughter's Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story 2.  Big Sky (Jackson Brodie #5 by Kate Atkinson   Barb recommends following BurraBears on Instagram and Facebook.   Barb is reading 1.  Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher Barb and Tracie discussed going to visit Western Sky Knits in Montana.  

Recorded on July 13, 2019 Book Talk starts at 15:00 Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun!  Any bears you have knit or crocheted on 2019 are eligible to post in our FOs thread. Each bear is an entry.  Come join the Chatter thread here!   We have new prizes donated by PattyB, CraftBuzz, Heidi Wulfraat, KDunne and super sock designer Becky Greene.  Please message alittleposy or knittybarb if you have a prize you’d like to contribute.   Want to start your Mother Bear-making journey?  Check out the Mother Bear Project website to buy a pattern, make a donation, or see the gallery of children and their new bears, and the MBP Ravelry group for great ideas and community with other bear makers.   KNITTING   Tracie has finished: Octopus #2 by Susan B. Anderson in Universal Yarns Uptown DK Mother Bears 193-201    Barb has finished: Mother Bears #170 - #174   Tracie continues to work on:  1.  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm, using Louisa Harding Amitola in the Hook and the Dawn colorways 2.  Judah Cardigan by Juliana Lustanader in Valley Yarns Goshen in the Pacific colorway 3.  Fiddly Bits #9 by Jane Pihota 4.  Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop   Still working on 1.  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm - free pattern on Ravelry - 5380 projects!  Using Lang Yarns MilleColori Baby in the 51 and52 color ways 2.  Yolks Pullover by Natalie V, using a Craftsy Kit with Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in the Magenta Colorway 3.  Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll (Katinka Designs), using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway   Cast-on  July DVD Socks - Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the RadioActive Zombody color way Nightshift  by Andrea Mowry using a kit from Dragonfly Fibers   BOOKS Tracie has finished: Secrets of a Marine’s Wife: A True Story of Marriage, Obsession & Murder by Shanna Hogan - thumbs up American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin - thumbs up Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov thumbs up if you can stomach the subject matter God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut - enh   Barb says thumbs up to all her finished books: Little Shoes: The Sensational Depression-Era Murders that Became My Family’s Secret by Pamela Everett The Lost Man by Jane Harper Alien III by William Gibson - Audible Original Atomic Marriage by Curtis Sittenfeld Girls’ Night Out by Liz Fenton In the Heart of the Sea: the Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick   Tracie is reading: Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Deman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr. My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh   Barb is reading The Spaceship Next Door by Gene Doucette Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher   Barb gives The Man in the Window podcast a thumbs up

Recorded on June 27, 2019 Book Talk starts at 28:38         Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun!  Any bears you have knit or crocheted on 2019 are eligible to post in our FOs thread. Each bear is an entry.  Come join the Chatter thread here!   We have new prizes donated by hikeknitcamp (designer Cheryl Beckerich).  Please message alittleposy or knittybarb if you have a prize you’d like to contribute.   Want to start your Mother Bear-making journey?  Check out the Mother Bear Project website to buy a pattern, make a donation, or see the gallery of children and their new bears, and the MBP Ravelry group for great ideas and community with other bear makers.   KNITTING       Barb's Mother Bears #166 - #169   Barb’s FOs 1.  Mother Bears #166 - #169 2.  Christmas Vanilla Socks, using The Yarn Jar Shop sock yarn in The Grinch colorway 3.  DVD June socks -  Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in Zombody is Like a Writing Desk   Tracie’s FOs 1.  Mother Bears #185 - #192.  These included a Drag Queen bear! 2.  Two Never Not Gnoming by Sarah Schira gnomes 3.  Vanilla Socks, using Lollipop Yarn Quintessential in the Wide Awake colorway     Barb is still working on   1.  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm - free pattern on Ravelry - 5380 projects!  Using Lang Yarns MilleColori Baby in the 51 and52 color ways 2.  Yolks Pullover by Natalie V, using a Craftsy Kit with Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in the Magenta Colorway 3.  Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll (Katinka Designs), using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway     Tracie continues working on  1.  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm, using Louisa Harding Amitola in the Hook and the Dawn colorways 2.  Judah Cardigan by Juliana Lustanader in Valley Yarns Goshen in the Pacific colorway 3.  Fiddly Bits #9 by Jane Pihota in sport weight yarns 4.  Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop       BOOKS   Barb read 1.  Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armand Keteyian.  Thumbs WAY up! 2.  Confidential by Ellie Monago.  Thumbs up.         Tracie read:  1.  And the Sea Will Tell by Vincent Bugliosi.  Thumbs Up. 2.  Sex, Love and Money: Revenge and Ruin in the World of High-Stakes Divorce by Gerald Nissenbaum.  Thumbs up. 3.  Heads in Beds: a Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky             Barb is reading 1.  Little Shoes: The Sensational Depression-Era Murders that Became My Family’s Secret by Pamela Everett 2.  The Lost Man by Jane Harper     Tracie is reading 1.  Secrets of a Marine's Wife: A True Story of Marriage, Obsession & Murder by Shanna Hogan 2.  American Heiress: The Wild Sage of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin  

Recorded on June 13, 2019 Book Talk starts at 21:19 Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun!  Any bears you have knit or crocheted on 2019 are eligible to post in our FOs thread. Each bear is an entry.  Come join the Chatter thread here!   We have new prizes donated by Erin Gordon, Catmujer (Trish), TMY in HNL (Betty), Leaner (Eileen), Celia Cahill, and Sue of Invictus Yarns.  Please message alittleposy or knittybarb if you have a prize you’d like to contribute.   Want to start your Mother Bear-making journey?  Check out the Mother Bear Project website to buy a pattern, make a donation, or see the gallery of children and their new bears, and the MBP Ravelry group for great ideas and community with other bear makers.   KNITTING   Barb’s FOs Mother Bears #162, #163, #164, #165 Zephyr by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Malabrigo Yarn Rios in the Teal Feather color way   Tracie’s FOs Mother Bears 173-184 Never Not Gnoming #17 by Sarah Schira - Large in sport weight purple and grey Octopus by Susan B. Anderson in Universal Yarns Uptown Worsted   Barb is still working on Christmas Vanilla Socks, using The Yarn Jar Shop sock yarn in The Grinch colorway ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm - free pattern on Ravelry - 5380 projects!  Using Lang Yarns MilleColori Baby in the 51 and52 color ways Yolks Pullover by Natalie V, using a Craftsy Kit with Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in the Magenta Colorway Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll (Katinka Designs), using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway   She cast on DVD June socks -  Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in Zombody is Like a Writing Desk   Tracie continues working on  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm, using Louisa Harding Amitola in the Hook and the Dawn colorways Judah Cardigan by Juliana Lustanader in Valley Yarns Goshen in the Pacific colorway Fiddly Bits #9 by Jane Pihota in sport weight yarns Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop Vanilla Socks, using Lollipop Yarn Quintessential in the Wide Awake colorway     BOOKS   Barb read The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder and an Unlikely Investigator by Joakim Palmkvist thumbs up The Silence of the North by Olive R. Fredrickson - thumbs up   Tracie read:  In the Dark (DI Adam Fawley, #2) by Cara Hunter - thumbs up Bad Monkey (Andrew Yancy, #1) by Carl Hiaasen - thumbs up The Past is Never by Tiffany Quay Tyson - enh   Barb and Tracie both enthusiastically recommend Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-to Guide by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark    Barb is reading Little Shoes: The Sensational Depression-Era Murders that Became My Family’s Secret by Pamela Everett Confidential by Ellie Monago     Tracie is reading And The Sea Will Tell by Vincent Bugliosi Sex, Love and Money: Revenge and Ruin in the World of High-Stakes Divorce by Gerald Nissenbaum

Recorded on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Book Talk starts at 32:07 Our next Knit-Along will be our annual Mother Bear KAL!  Any bears you have knit or crocheted on 2019 are eligible to post pictures of in our FO thread (which will be started after June 1, 2019).  Come join the Chatter thread here!    What?  You say that you have never knitted or crocheted a Mother Bear but would like to join the fun?  All the information to get you started is in the first post of  The Chatter ThreadThe rules for the KAL and all the information to get    The winners of the 2 new sock patterns by Jenn Sheelen (Dragon Toes and Hint of Sophistication) will be announced at the end of the podcast.   Barb and Tracie attended the annual Spinning at the Winery event a Retzlaff Winery in Livermore, CA.  A good time was had by all! Tracie recommends the audio podcast Craft Cook Read Repeat.        KNITTING   Barb’s finished objects: 1.  Mother Bears #160 and #161 2.   If They Kill Daryl Socks using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the If They Kill Daryl colorway   Tracie’s Finished Objects: 1.  Mother Bears #167 - #172 2.  Confetti by Veera Valimaki in Anzula Nebula in Lottie and Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering Multi in Rockaway   Barb continues to work on: 1.  Christmas Vanilla Socks, using The Yarn Jar Shop sock yarn in The Grinch colorway 2.  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm - free pattern on Ravelry - 5380 projects!  Using Lang Yarns MilleColori Baby in the 51 and52 color ways 3.  Zephyr Cardigan by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Malabrigo Yarn Rios in the Teal Feather color way 4.  Yolks Pullover by Natalie V, using a Craftsy Kit with Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in the Magenta Colorway   She has cast on: 1.  Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll (Katinka Designs), using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway Barb has frogged: 1.  Poulia cowl by Hilary Smith Callis, using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway   Tracie has cast on: 1. Another Never Not Gnoming gnome in the large size 2.  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm, using Louisa Harding Amitola in the Hook and the Dawn colorways She continues to work on: 1.  Judah Cardigan by Juliana Lustanader in Valley Yarns Goshen in the Pacific colorway 2.  Fiddly Bits #7 by Jane Pihota in sport weight yarns 3. Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop 4.  Vanilla Socks, using Lollipop Yarn Quintessential in the Wide Awake colorway Tracie has put in to Hibernation: 1.   Jewel Box Cowl in Stunning String Studios Stunning Superwash in Jewel Box minis colorway   BOOKS   Barb has finished: 1.   The Demon Next Door by Bryan Burrough (Thumbs Up) 2.  To The Bridge by Nancy Rommelman.(Thumbs Up)   Tracie has finished: 1.  A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Thumbs Up) 2.   Death on the River: A Fiancee's Dark Secrets and a Kayak Trip Turned Deadly by Diane Fanning (Thumbs Down) 3.  The Mystery of Alice (Audible Original) (Thumbs Sideways)   Barb is currently reading: 1. The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder and an Unlikely Investigator by Joakim Palmkvist Tracie is currently reading: 1. In the Dark (DI Adam Fawley, #2) by Cara Hunter 2. Bad Monkey (Andrew Yancy, #1) by Carl Hiaasen  

Book Talk Begins at 27:30 Recorded on Wednesday May 15, 2019 Our 2019 Colorwork KAL is over!   Be sure to listen until the end of the podcast to hear the prize winners!   Our current Giveaway!  We have 2 new sock patterns from Jenn Sheelan: Dragon Toes Socks and Hit of Suspicion.  Comment on this thread for a chance to win.  This contest will close June 30.   The Spinning at the Winery date has been changed from 5/18/19, to Saturday, May 25 at Retzlaff Winery.   Our next Knit-Along will be our annual Mother Bear KAL!  Any bears you have knit or crocheted on 2019 are eligible to post pictures of in our FO thread (which will be started after June 1, 2019).  Come join the Chatter thread here!   KNITTING Barb’s finished objects: 1.  Mother Bears #157, #158 & #159   Tracie’s Finished Objects: 1.  Gnome #15 (Never Not Gnoming) by Sarah Schira 2.  Annie Bear for niece Jayla 3.  Mother Bears # 156 - 166 Barb continues to work on: 1.  Christmas Vanilla Socks, using The Yarn Jar Shop sock yarn in The Grinch colorway 2.  ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm - free pattern on Ravelry - 5380 projects!  Using Lang Yarns MilleColori Baby in the 51 and52 color ways 3.  Zephyr Cardigan by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Malabrigo Yarn Rios in the Teal Feather color way She has cast on: 1.  If They Kill Daryl Socks using Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso in the If They Kill Daryl colorway 2.  Poulia cowl by Hilary Smith Callis, using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway Barb has frogged: Fire Bird Hat Test Knit for Carson of Rage Knit for Choice moderator Carson, using Alpenglow yarn and Madelinetosh Tosh DK in the grasshopper color way     Tracie has cast on: 1.  Another Judah Cardigan by Juliana Lustanader in Valley Yarns Goshen in the Pacific colorway   She continues to work on: 1.  Confetti by Veera Valimaki in Anzula Nebula in Lottie and Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering Multi in Rockaway 2.  Fiddly Bits #7 by Jane Pihota in sport weight yarns 3.  Jewel Box Cowl in Stunning String Studios Stunning Superwash in Jewel Box minis colorway 4.  Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop BOOKS Barb has finished: 1.  Black Water Rising (Jay Porter #1) by Attica Locke - recommend 2.  Greyhound by Steffan Piper - recommends 3.  The Neighbors by Hannah Mary McKinnon - recommend 4.  A Curve in the Road by Julianne MacLean - so-so 5.  Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - recommend 6.  Evil Eye by Madhuri Shekar - this is the Audible Original - recommend!   Barb is currently reading: 1.  The Demon Next Door by Bryan Burrough  2.  The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder and an Unlikely Investigator by Joakim Palmkvist   Tracie has finished: 1.  Tell Me by Lisa Jackson - thumbs down 2.  Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - Tracie thinks "meh" 3.  Deadly Greed: The Riveting True Story of the Stuart Murder Case the Rocked Boston and Shocked the Nation by Joe Sharkey - thumbs up 4.  The Silent Sister by Shalini Boland - thumbs down 5.  What We Kill by Howard Odentz - Thumbs up Tracie is currently reading: 1.  A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki 2.  Death on the River: A Fiancee's Dark Secrets and a Kayak Trip Turned Deadly by Diane Fanning            

Recorded on April 24, 2019 Book Talk starts at 31:20 Our 2019 Colorwork KAL will continue until May 15, 2019.  Come join the conversation on the Chatter Thread, and post your finished objects on the FOs thread. We draw the winner of  the Frost Heaves Cowl by Bronwyn the Brave at the end of this episode!  Coupon code for $2 off the Frost Heaves pattern: THELONGWINTER until April 30. New Giveaway!  We have 2 new sock patterns from Jenn Sheelan: Dragon Toes Socks and Hit of Suspicion.  Comment on the context thread for a chance to win.  This contest will close June 30. Tracie and Barb will be at Spinning at the Winery, Saturday, May 18 at Retzlaff Winery   KNITTING Barb’s finished objects: Helix Hat #8 by Jessica Rose Vanilla socks using DVD Viso in Tea for Two color way Gnome de Plume mystery gnome by Sarah Schira using scrap yarn Fox Paws scarf by Xandy Peters, using the Craftsy kit in the Winter Night color palette.  Cloudborn Highland Sport in Black, Gray Heather, Lavender Heather, Dolphin Blue and White (photo) Candy Hug Hat by Taiga Hillard Designs using yarn picked up at the NoCKRs destash table. Mother Bear #157   Tracie’s Finished Objects: 16 Knitted Knockers  for 2019! Sand Layers by Lisa Hannes in January Yarns Staple Sock in Lucky and Serendipidye King’s Mountain Sock in Acapandemonium Judah Cardigan by Juliana Lustenader in Tahki Yarns Cotton Classic in Spruce Mother Bears 151-155   Barb continues to work on: Christmas Vanilla Socks, using The Yarn Jar Shop sock yarn in The Grinch colorway   She has cast on: ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm - free pattern on Ravelry - 5380 projects!  Using Lang Yarns MilleColori Baby in the 51 and52 color ways Fire Bird Hat Test Knit for Carson of Rage Knit for Choice moderator Carson, using Alpenglow yarn and Madelinetosh Tosh DK in the grasshopper color way Zephyr Cardigan by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Malabrigo Yarn Rios in the Teal Feather color way   Tracie has cast on: Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop   She continues to work on: Confetti by Veera Valimaki in Anzula Nebula in Lottie and Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering Multi in Rockaway Fiddly Bits #7 by Jane Pihota in sport weight yarns Jewel Box Cowl in Stunning String Studios Stunning Superwash in Jewel Box minis colorway   BOOKS Barb recommends:  Beshert by Erin Gordon Boy’s Life by Robert R. McCammon   She does not recommend:  Tear Me Apart by J.T. Ellison   She is currently reading Black Water Rising (Jay Porter #1) by Attica Locke Greyhound by Steffan Piper   Tracie recommends:  Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg Holding by Graham Norton His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme Macrae Burnet   She does not recommend: The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag (Flavia de Luce #2) by Alan Bradley American Appetites by Joyce Carol Oates   She is currently reading Tell Me by Lisa Jackson Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Brainy Thing:   24:21             Behind the Redwood Curtain:    32:25 What We’re Learning from our Knitting        Catherine started a new project:   a lace shawl called Heaven Scent by Boo Knits. She is using a skein of zauberball cotton  https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/schoppel-wolle-zauberball-cotton in “Rosey Times” colorway.  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heaven-scent Margaret searches  for sock longevity and discovers a trove of information in The Knitter’s Book of Socks by Clara Parkes.  She finds fibers, twists, and stitches that help socks last longer.     Brainy Thing: Catherine continues our exploration of the possibility of positive addiction.  From an online sources, Changing Minds  https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/schoppel-wolle-zauberball-cotton, she presents differences in addiction, habits and compulsions.    Behind the Redwood Curtain: Making hats and dresses was one of the few occupations women could choose from 1860 to the 1930’s in Humboldt County.  She shares the stories of a couple of women who succeeded here with excellent needle skills. https://www.facebook.com/Vintage-Avenger-163731777018458/    Give Away: We have a sock book give-away this week.  Be the first person to ask for it on the Episode 85 thread to win.      Links:    Facebook:  Also, join our Facebook Group  https://www.facebook.com/Teachingyourbraintoknitpodcast/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Ravelry Group  http://www.ravelry.com/groups/teaching-your-brain-to-knit website https://teachingyourbraintoknit.com/ for show notes, photos of our knitting and crochet projects, Behind the Redwood Curtain places and things and anything else we decide to post. Instagram:   Margaret Kelso for Margaret and MagicWombat1 for Catherine     In this episode of Teaching Your Brain to Knit, We continue our exploration of positive addictions, do they exist and are they different from habits and compulsions;  Catherine starts a new lace shawl l— Heaven Scent;  Margaret searches for sock longevity;  and we trace the history of women and hats in Humboldt County.  We also have a new book give away.      While editing this podcast, I searched for a link to Humboldt Millinery and I discovered a “permanently closed” notice online.    There are, however, stores in Ferndale that carry vintage clothes and hats and even a dedicated vintage dress shop in arcata called Vintage Avenger on H Street.        

Hello and welcome to the Hudson Valley Knits Podcast. Today I am podcasting from my home and have lots of WIPs and FO’s to share with you! Grab a hot drink and join me! WIPs: Out of Darkness shawl by Boo Knits using Lost City Silk in the color On A Winter’s Day. I use […]

Hello and welcome to the Hudson Valley Knits Podcast. Today I am podcasting from my home and have lots of WIPs and FO’s to share with you! Grab a hot drink and join me! WIPs: Out of Darkness shawl by Boo Knits using Lost City Silk in the color On A Winter’s Day. I use […]

In this episode, let's talk about cardigans, Halloween knit-a-longs and camping food.

Spinning, dyeing moth-proof yarn, crocheting bears, and knitting handspun singles are adventures in this episode.  Kelly gives an extensive review of knitting with handspun singles so that spinners will know how to use their yarn without always plying it.  Marsha has been researching the meaning of the old-fashioned "moth-proofing" that was done to her spirit yarn.  We hope that both topics are interesting and helpful to you! For show notes with pictures, see http://twoewesfiber.com Marsha's projects Marsha has not done too much knitting recently but she has made some progress on the Havasu Falls Shawl by Allison LoCicero and completed spinning 10 ounces of golden Shetland roving that she got at the Black Sheep Gathering.  She has also been doing a little more over-dyeing in preparation for the the afghan project she is making with spirit yarn.  Detailed information about the preparations for this project (including the math that we discussed in the previous episode) is in the Project Page for Frank's Spirit Yarn Afghan.  One of the colors came out lime green, as planned.  The other skein was meant to be coral but turned out gold.  The yarn was labeled as "moth-proofed" and Marsha has done some research about what that means.  The process includes treating the wool with a pesticide called Mitin ff, and may be the reason that the dye didn't adhere properly.    Kelly's Projects Kelly has started back up on the second of the Civil War Socks for Robert.  She has put a few more sections on the NoCKRs shawl, too, but it is now time to figure out how much yarn she will need to do the final repeats.  She has modified the New Beginnings pattern by Boo Knits in order to use two colors and wants to use all 800 yards, if possible.  Kelly has also continued in her addiction to crocheting bears for the Mother Bear Project!  She now has 13 bears to enter into the Knit/Crochet Along that the 2 Knit Lit Chicks are hosting on their Ravelry group.  To see pictures of the bears with the children in African countries take a look at the Mother Bear gallery! Swatch-a-Palooza Kelly has been doing a study of knitting with handspun singles.  She used a variety of handspun yarns and swatched them with a variety of needle sizes, documenting the process along the way.  She has posted her article, complete with pictures, here on the Two Ewes blog dated July 31, 2016. Fiber in the Wild Marsha's ears perked up when she heard NPR commentators say that Hillary Clinton should "stick to her knitting" as a strategy for her acceptance speech.  The Two Ewes weren't sure what that meant and speculated that it must be an old saying.  After recording, they found this link that helps to explain the meaning!

Pokemon is the theme of this week's episode as I delve deep into the bowels of Ravelry's pattern database to bring you a pattern pick of joyous wonder. If you've been sucked into the Pokemon Go craze (or PoGo to the cool kids) and you need some suitable patterns to accompany your meteoric rise as a trainer, I have you covered. From head to toe. In yellow acrylic. How does a Terry's Chocolate Orange fit into this madness? You're going to have to listen to find out! Also in the mis we have some Enabler's Corner action with the ever fabulous Boo Knits. She has a new collection out - Boos for Beginners - which will take you from zero to hero. Also entirely appropriate for the more seasoned professional, this is sure to be a great collection for the library that you will find yourself returning to again and again. Want to be in with a chance of winning a copy? Head over to the group on Ravelry and tell me which is your favourite Boo pattern. Also in knitty news, there is the Cheshire Fibre festival which will take place on 1 Oct 16 as part of the wider North West Fibre Arts Trail. Deets in the show notes at shinybees.com Music for this episode is Adam and the Walter Boys with 'I Need a Drink'.

We did it! Kelly and Marsha completed the Big Sur 21-Miler walk on Sunday, April 24th and in this episode the talk about the experience. We also give updates on projects and announce the the winners of our Spring Fever Free-for-All. Kelly finished all her Star Wars Amigurumi! They were sent to her brother-in-law just in time for "May the Fourth be With You." He really loved them.  Check out Kelly's project page to see all the fun she had posing them with each other for pictures. There are still more of them that she might make but for now the Star Wars toys are done! Kelly is currently working most on the shawl out of the NoCKRs 2016 yarn from Duren Dyeworks. She decided to reuse the New Beginnings pattern by Boo Knits. She has one shawl from this pattern that she loves and she decided she could make some adjustments so that it will work with the two colors and use up all the yarn. Kelly has swatched for the Edie t-shirt out of the Queensland Collection Savannah.  This is the yarn that Marsha and Kelly both bought right before the retreat.  It is a linen and silk blend. Marsha has made good progress on her Fairfield Cardigan by Michele Wang. She has finished the decreases for the armholes. She has cast on for a T-shirt called Ricky for All Seasons by Vera Sanon. She is using Queensland Collection Savanna a silk and linen blend. The sweater is designed for short, 3/4 length, or long sleeves, in either cotton or wool blends. Truly a pattern for all seasons. Marsha also talks about wanting to cast on a project using Spirit Yarn from the NoCKRs retreat destash room. She brought home some beautiful alpaca and cashmere and wants to cast on a social knitting shawl. Keeping in the spirit of Spirit Yarn, she is looking for a free pattern and will use the free needles she got from the destash room. She doesn't have enough yarn so plans to purchase a fourth color from her LYS where she has a gift certificate. Spirit Yarn Patterns: Outdoors - Maanel Livezey House Wrap - Jocelyn Tunney Pradera Wrap - Jocelyn Tunney Our Spring Fever Free-for-All is now done and we have drawn the names of the winners which are announced in the podcast. The discussion thread has been so popular we are keeping the thread open even though the contest is finished. Keep posting! We will have a new discussion thread in the Ravelry Group for the Spirit Yarn along. Use your spirit yarn (whether de-stash or DEEP stash) to make something between now and June 30. Talk about it , show us pictures, and share the creativity. Winners will be selected randomly from the thread. Going to the Black Sheep Gathering?  If so, we have a meet-up planned for the afternoon/evening of Saturday, June 25.  We hope you can join us.  Listen to the show and check our Ravelry Group for more details.    

This week I bring you lots of things to be inspired by. The reference to Paula Abdul is not covered within the show but encompasses the idea of 'two steps forward/two steps back'. First up there's news about Shiny's Hive, and a party to be remembered at Countess Ablaze for Yarn Shop Day on 30th April 2016. Come and join lots of us fun folk between 10am and 5pm and get involved in the fun. Isla of BritYarn will also be there with a trunk show. British Wool a gogo. I review Yarn In The City's London Craft Guide. It's a crafty guide to London, with lots of insider tips for food and refreshments along the way. It comes with 11 patterns for ghat all important holiday crafting too. You can find everything to do with the book at www.yarninthecity.com Finally, we have Wippin' Piccadilly with Voodoo by Boo Knits (yes, still) and Frisson by Brittany Wilson. Lush by TinCanKnits for the #RewindKAL. Shownotes are at www.shinybees.com Music is by Adam and the Walter Boys with 'I Need a Drink'    

It's Zoolander-aplenty this episode as I come rip-roaring (sort-of) back from having the flu. Zoolander 2 is out on 12th February and Zoolander is one of my favourite films of all time. I a bit love Ben Stiller. Imagine my surprise, then, that there are indeed no patterns on Ravelry for anything Zoolander themed. Not one. Not even a cheeky little amigurumi Hansel... So, don't kill the president of Micronesia. Just chill out a bit more. Relax, Derek! In Enabler's Corner, courtesy of Helen Stewart of Curious Handmade and Paula of Knitting Pipeline, I enable you to the Fish Lips Kiss Heel pattern. Let's get the Sox Therapist and her kids together for a big reunion. Breast cancer ain't fun. I am offering to gift a pattern to the first ten people that reply to the thread in the group on Ravelry. There are a pair of Edinburgh Yarn Festival tickets up for grabs in a giveaway on the Ravelry group. I'll be attending and taking part in the Podcast Lounge again. You can find all the details at www.edinyarnfest.com Wippin' Piccaddilly has Owligan by Kate Davies, Voodoo by Boo Knits and a pair of afterthought heel socks in yarn from The Golden Skein. Future knits are pretty much any hat by Clare Devine (Tea Collection) and Frisson by Brittany Wilson, available from Ravelry. Show notes are at www.shinybees.com Music for this episode is 'I Need a Drink' by Adam and the Walter Boys.  

This week it's a chatty catch up for the most part, with some news on renovations/maintenance issues at Casa Shiny. Roofers: know your limits! Enablers' Corner directs you to the sale at Whistlebare Yarns. Get 20% off mohair lovelies over at www.whistlebare.co.uk, hand dyed and produced on the farm. Want to meet this small producer? Check out episode 72. There is also some chat about a visit to the Countess Ablaze studio in Swinton, Manchester. Her hand dyed fabulousness knows no bounds; I'm a fan girl and I am not sorry. Wippin' Piccadilly returns with a brief canter through ongoing knitty projects including Owligan by Kate Davies, Be With You/Voodoo by Boo Knits and some socks that cannot be elaborated upon yet, as they're in yarn from the most recent quarter of The Golden Skein. I wrote for Wovember! If you like wool and you haven't already, go over to www.wovember.com. The Shinybees celebration yarn and podcast swag should be available this week. Get on the mailing list to be the first to hear about it. Show notes are at www.shinybees.com Music is 'I Need A Drink' by Adam and the Walter Boys.

This week I am delighted to welcome beaded shawl design maven and all round lovely lady Bev, aka Boo Knits to the show. Having long been a fan of Bev's aesthetic, I knitted the Shawl of Awesome for the NMEU UK Podcasters' Awards from one of her patterns, Out Of Darkness.  Boo Knits patterns are the perfect choice for those who want to create a complicated-looking shawl with minimal effort. Simple and easy to follow - even for a beginner - there are a variety of shawls which would make perfect first beaded projects. One of Bev's designs, Be With You, is one of the featured patterns for the #Beadalong, starting on 18th Nov 2015 over on Ravelry. Bev encourages you all to knit only with yarn you truly love. Warning: contains enabling. You can find Boo Knits primarily on Ravelry, where there is a very active and welcoming group to get involved with. Show notes are at www.shinybees.com Music for this episode is courtesy of Adam and the Walter Boys with 'I Need a Drink'.

In this episode, the girls chat about lace and beads. Susie discovered she's aggressive when it comes to finishing, and Danie got her math on. Miscellaneous items, patterns, and designers mentioned include Sirka counters, the Midge Shawl, and Boo Knits. Contest The winner of the gorgeous Agatha Socks pattern by  the fantastic Claire of the NH Knits podcast was announced! Finished Projects Susie finished her Bob & Weave socks, and her Peekaboo sweater, despite a small son of a stitch with some of the undershirt detailing. Current Projects Danie worked more on her Featherweight Cardigan, and is almost done with the body. She cast on her Box Troll Mittens, and worked out the sleeve mods for her gauge on her Corrugated Box. She also cast on Equatorial Nights using fiberstory FAVE sock in Tardis, and the first of three Marisol the Knitted Mouse. Susie cast on a Wild Goose Shawlette using Moonrover Wyld in Creature Report, and she loves the project so much she's already almost done with it. She also cast on the second of her Fork in the Road Socks, and picked up her Anemone shawl to knit a few rows to get back into the swing of the pattern. She also cast on a brand new pair of socks, her Rainbow Connection Socks, using String Theory Colorworks Continuum Self-Striping in Trifolium. Future Projects Susie is looking forward to casting on Glenfiddich by Annamaria Otvos using Miss Babs Yowza in Cloak, despite her long-standing skepticism of v-neck cardigans. She has done her gauge swatch and the math, and has landed on a fitting plan. Enhance the Stash Danie acquired a fabulous skein of Lazy Bee Yarn Sock in the Not Knotted Now colorway. Susie picked up some tasty stitch markers from Sucre Sucre Miniatures, and a couple more WIP Cozies and a Demitasse Notions Wallet from Kitchen Counter Crafter.

National Knitting Week is upon us: what's on your needles? This week's episode has some podcast and knitty news to kick off proceedings, followed by a chat about Yarndale 2015 and a round up of current and finished knitting. In parish notices for the podcast, I will be moving house back to The Money Pit in the very near future. The podcast is planned to remain on schedule throughout this geographical disruption. Also, I have set up a newsletter for the podcast, which you can join at http://eepurl.com/bBMENL and will include all the latest podcast news along with some dogs in comedy knitwear. Also, there's a listener survey for you to take part in. I'd love to hear your opinions, and will be offering a yarny giveaway incentive. Look out for this on the blog and social media for the link. In woolly news, it's Wool Week in the UK between 5-11 Oct, with most of the activity being focused around London (typical!). The UK Hand Knitting Association is promoting the Commit To Knit charity knitting project as part of National Knitting Week. The Knit A Square charity is in dire need of financial donations to support their operations in South Africa.  The Highland Wool and Textile Fair is happening in Inverness on 17th October 2015. Yarndale is reviewed with my top tips being Rachel Coopey, Town End Alpaca and Laura's Loom. Wippin Piccadilly has a finished Owls jumper by Kate Davies and Out Of Darkness shawl by Boo Knits. Ongoing is a Lush by Tin Can Knits. Shownotes for this episode are at www.shinybees.com Music for this episode is provided via Music Alley courtesy of Adam and the Walter Boys, with 'I Need A Drink'